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Basement renovation in home near Paris unearths cemetery spanning 700 years, with Roman-era graves

A homeowner doing a basement renovation project near Paris unexpectedly found a skeleton, which later led to the discovery of nearly 40 burials, some of them dating to Roman times.

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Study reveals how the brain divides days into 'movie scenes'

A recent brain-scan study sheds light on how people's brains divide continuous experiences into meaningful segments, like scenes in a movie.

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'Every volcano has its own personality': Mystery Mount Adams earthquake surge under investigation

Scientists are installing multiple temporary seismic monitoring stations to get a better understanding of the sharp increase in earthquakes recorded at Mount Adams.

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Earth's crust may be building mountains by dripping into the mantle

An odd phenomenon called lithospheric dripping might occur wherever mountains form.

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World's most powerful X-ray laser set for massive upgrade that will help us better understand the atomic world

Researchers will be able to analyze chemical compounds and atoms in greater detail than ever before using the brightest, clearest laser of its kind anywhere in the world

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How strong can hurricanes get?

There's a theoretical limit to the maximum sustained wind speeds of hurricanes, but climate change may increase that "speed limit."

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32 things on Mars that look like they shouldn't be there

The more scientists study the Red Planet, the more they find unusual objects and patterns scattered across Mars' surface. Here are some of the most baffling.

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New 'biological aging' test predicts your odds of dying within the next 12 months

A new test uses a cheek swab to predict your risk of death within one year — how does it work?

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Ancient piece of driftwood hidden for thousands of years could hold secrets for combating climate change

A 3,775-year-old log found in Canada had barely lost any of its carbon content since being buried, indicating "wood vaulting" is a viable means of carbon storage.

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Scientists restore monkey's vision with a patch made from human stem cells

Scientists were able to treat a "macular hole" in a monkey, helping to restore the animal's vision thanks to human stem cells.

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Scientists discover bright 'sungrazer' comet that could be visible with the naked eye this month — after Tsuchinshan–ATLAS

Newfound comet C/2024 S1 will light up Earth's skies in late October before a super close slingshot around the sun.

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'It will be comparable with the industrial revolution': Two legendary AI scientists win Nobel Prize in physics for work on neural networks

The researchers developed algorithms and neural networks that set the stage for today's AI technologies

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Hurricane Milton: Jaw-dropping images taken from space show the storm rapidly intensifying as it approaches Florida

An image of Hurricane Milton moving towards Florida taken with the GOES satellite at 22:30 UTC on 10/07/24.

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Earth from space: Beautiful 'lake of haze' in Himalayan valley has a darker, more sinister source

This 2014 satellite photo shows a cloud of haze sitting in the Kashmir Valley in the Himalayas. The ethereal "lake" consists mainly of smog and other pollutants from nearby factories.

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2,800-year-old burial mound with sacrifices unearthed in Siberia is eerily similar to Scythian graves

The sacrifices could be an early form of a Scythian burial tradition that lasted for hundreds of years.

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'Any protein you can imagine, it can deliver': AI will help discover the next breakthrough in RNA, says Nobel Prize winner Dr. Drew Weissman

Live Science spoke with Nobel laureate Dr. Drew Weissman and engineer Daeyeon Lee about a new RNA research center they're helping to launch.

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Why do cats 'chatter'?

Some cats chatter, oftentimes when they see prey. But why?

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'This is the most impactful storm we have faced': 'Major' storm Hurricane Milton to make landfall as Florida reels from Helene

State officials have warned Florida residents to prepare for "largest evacuation that we have seen" since 2017's Hurricane Irma.

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Scientists accidentally find deep-sea 'jelly' creatures merged into 'single entity' after injury, revealing bizarre new behavior

Researchers discovered that some comb jellies can fuse their bodies together when injured. The unique adaptation, which involves merging their nervous systems and stomachs, has never been seen in any other species.

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Life expectancy is increasing at a slower rate this century — and it may be because we're reaching our human limit

Human life expectancy in high-income countries is no longer climbing at the rate it did in the 20th century, a new study suggests.

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2 scientists snag Nobel in medicine for discovering 'microRNAs'

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun jointly received the 2024 Nobel prize in medicine for discovering microRNAs.

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Nabta Playa: A mysterious stone circle that may be the world's oldest astronomical observatory

Nabta Playa in Egypt is an ancient stone circle that researchers suspect was used to determine the summer solstice, which signaled rain was on the way.

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James Webb Space Telescope is 'science and magic rolled together,' says iconic astronomer Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Maggie Aderin-Pocock tells us about the power of the James Webb Space Telescope and how she inspires disadvantaged students to enter STEM.

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Draconid meteor shower 2024: How to see dozens of 'shooting stars' fall from the dragon's tail this week

How to watch the Draconid meteor shower peak on Oct. 8 and 9 in the tail of a cosmic dragon.

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Space photo of the week: Easter Island's last 'ring of fire' eclipse for 320 years

Oct. 2's annular solar eclipse saw a small-looking new moon cross the face of the sun to create a perfect circle for about six minutes.

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